Anti-Innovation
Over the last few months there has been talk of repealing one of the most onerous parts of the Affordable Care Act: the medical device tax. Of all of the various elements of Obamacare, why has so much...
Marriage Decision
Federal judges have been striking down state marriage laws right and left, so it was encouraging to see one judge who understood his role in the judicial process and acknowledged judicial precedents....
War on Women Over?
Now that we’re past the election, can we finally put aside the war on women accusations and rhetoric? There are signs that this political tactic, which the left has been using to garner female votes,...
Zombie Congress
The TV program, “The Walking Dead” is the highest rated TV program about zombies. As scary as that program might be, there are other zombies that could make your life miserable. I am talking about the...
Euthanasia in Europe
Yesterday I talked about Brittany Maynard ending her life using Oregon’s “Death with Dignity Act.” I also mentioned how euthanasia is being used in the Netherlands. We can see the problems with physic...
Death with Dignity?
Earlier this month, Brittany Maynard ended her life. She had become the public face of the euthanasia movement when she moved to Oregon so they she could end her life using Oregon’s “Death with Dignit...
Veteran's Day
Today is Veteran’s Day. This is an almost forgotten event and yet it deserves as much attention at Memorial Day. Some of our European allies value it more than we do, but I will get to that in a minut...
Culture vs Election
Now that the midterm elections are behind us, we should focus on what is even more important: culture. Many Christians argue that elections are downstream from where real change in taking place. Often...
Jerusalem
According to Psalm 122:6 we are to Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! and, upon my return from a recent trip to the Holy Land, I have a new appreciation for that directive. Israel, and especially Jerus...
Civility and the Public Square
Os Guinness has been reminding Christians of the need for civility in the public square. He made that case in his previous book, The Case for Civility. And the theme surfaces once again in his new boo...
Just Change the Channel
Whenever one of us complains about what is being shown on television these days, we are likely to hear the favorite cliché: "If you don't like it, just change the channel." Melissa Henson of the Paren...
Archbishop at the Barricades
Some in the clergy are beginning to understand that the battle between church and state will not end well for those in the church. That is one of the lessons we learn from Nicholas Hahn's commentary o...
